Trading Activities | 5. Trading Activities: The Partnership’s objective is to profit from speculative trading in Futures Interests. Therefore, the Trading Advisor will take speculative positions in Futures Interests where it feels the best profit opportunities exist for its trading strategy. As such, the average number of contracts outstanding in absolute quantities (the total of the open long and open short positions) has been presented as a part of the volume disclosure, as position direction is not an indicative factor in such volume disclosures. All of the Futures Interests owned by the Partnership are held for trading purposes. The monthly average number of futures contracts traded during the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 were 7,622 and 3,694, respectively. The monthly average number of futures contracts traded during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 were 7,377 and 4,094, respectively. The monthly average number of metals forward contracts traded during the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 were 826 and 297, respectively. The monthly average number of metals forward contracts traded during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 were 676 and 459, respectively. The monthly average notional values of currency forward contracts traded during the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 were $1,012,277,119 and $317,131,981, respectively. The monthly average notional values of currency forward contracts traded during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 were $796,039,895 and $312,006,292, respectively. The following tables summarize the gross and net amounts recognized relating to the assets and liabilities of the Partnership’s derivative instruments and transactions eligible for offset subject to master netting agreements or similar arrangements as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively . Gross Amounts Recognized Gross Amounts Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition Amounts Presented in the Statements of Financial Condition Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition Net Amount September 30, 2021 Financial Instruments Cash Collateral Received/ Pledged* Assets Futures $ 5,021,717 $ (5,021,717 ) $ - $ - $ - $ - Forwards 7,596,808 (6,091,365 ) 1,505,443 - - 1,505,443 Total assets $ 12,618,525 $ (11,113,082 ) $ 1,505,443 $ - $ - $ 1,505,443 Liabilities Futures $ (5,464,971 ) $ 5,021,717 $ (443,254 ) $ - $ 443,254 $ - Forwards (6,091,365 ) 6,091,365 - - - - Total liabilities $ (11,556,336 ) $ 11,113,082 $ (443,254 ) $ - $ 443,254 $ - Net fair value $ 1,505,443 * Gross Amounts Recognized Gross Amounts Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition Amounts Presented in the Statements of Financial Condition Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition Net Amount December 31 Financial Instruments Cash Collateral Received/ Pledged* Assets Futures $ 4,122,810 $ (349,631 ) $ 3,773,179 $ - $ - $ 3,773,179 Forwards 1,473,522 (864,974 ) 608,548 - - 608,548 Total assets $ 5,596,332 $ (1,214,605 ) $ 4,381,727 $ - $ - $ 4,381,727 Liabilities Futures $ (349,631 ) $ 349,631 $ - $ - $ - $ - Forwards (864,974 ) 864,974 - - - - Total liabilities $ (1,214,605 ) $ 1,214,605 $ - $ - $ - $ - Net fair value $ 4,381,727 * * In the event of default by the Partnership, MS&Co., the Partnership’s commodity futures broker and the sole counterparty to the Partnership’s non-exchange-traded The following tables indicate the gross fair values of derivative instruments of futures and forward contracts as separate assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. September 30, 2021 Assets Futures Contracts Currencies $ 390,695 Energy 1,645,124 Grains 174,420 Indices 148,050 Interest Rates U.S. 168,500 Interest Rates Non-U.S. 1,305,155 Livestock 43,105 Metals 289,030 Softs 857,638 Total unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts 5,021,717 Liabilities Futures Contracts Currencies (14,690) Energy (22,310) Grains (445,643) Indices (1,838,113) Interest Rates U.S. (877,501) Interest Rates Non-U.S. (2,130,602) Livestock (23,290) Metals (72,535) Softs (40,287) Total unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts (5,464,971) Net unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts $ (443,254) * Assets Forward Contracts Currencies $ 6,268,245 Metals 1,328,563 Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts 7,596,808 Liabilities Forward Contracts Currencies (4,558,051) Metals (1,533,314) Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts (6,091,365) Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts $ 1,505,443 ** * This amount is in “Net unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts” in the Statements of Financial Condition. ** This amount is in “Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts” in the Statements of Financial Condition. December 31, 2020 Assets Futures Contracts Currencies $ 23,052 Energy 109,229 Grains 1,365,721 Indices 1,611,029 Interest Rates U.S. 64,049 Interest Rates Non-U.S. 291,892 Metals 581,429 Softs 76,409 Total unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts 4,122,810 Liabilities Futures Contracts Currencies (3,228) Energy (112,645) Grains (290) Indices (43,188) Interest Rates U.S. (132,891) Interest Rates Non-U.S. (52,802) Metals (2,787) Softs (1,800) Total unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts (349,631) Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts $ 3,773,179 * Assets Forward Contracts Currencies $ 546,367 Metals 927,155 Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts 1,473,522 Liabilities Forward Contracts Currencies (763,174) Metals (101,800) Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts (864,974) Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts $ 608,548 ** * This amount is in “Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts” in the Statements of Financial Condition. ** This amount is in “Net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts” in the Statements of Financial Condition. The following table indicates the trading gains and losses, by market sector, on derivative instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively . Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, Sector 2021 2020 2021 2020 Currencies $ 1,103,900 $ (243,656) $ 949,830 $ (4,501,706) Energy 3,237,629 532,983 9,307,857 790,191 Grains (1,028,867) (933,343) 2,675,945 8,710 Indices (1,881,744) 2,361,397 4,484,499 (21,431,622) Interest Rates U.S. (1,311,229) (68,761) (4,956,501) 10,912,753 Interest Rates Non-U.S. (1,623,955) 47,622 (5,462,480) 3,021,356 Livestock (196,021) - (310,754) - Metals 142,203 2,211,286 993,670 4,855,362 Softs 1,089,109 (400,962) 1,536,203 (1,050,369) Total $ (468,975) *** $ 3,506,566 *** $ 9,218,269 *** $ (7,395,325) *** *** This amount is in “Total trading results” in the Statements of Income and Expenses. |